Celtic supervisor Ange Postecoglou stated he’ll bear in mind Sunday’s 2-1 victory over Rangers perpetually as Kyogo Furuhashi’s double retained the League Cup for the Hoops.
Furuhashi additionally scored twice in final yr’s last and took his tally for the season to 24 with two close-range finishes both facet of half-time.
Alfredo Morelos pulled a aim again 26 minutes from time however Rangers succumbed to a primary defeat since Michael Beale changed Giovanni van Bronckhorst as supervisor in November.
“Moments like this, you want to get the whole experience. You watch the players, the fans, what it means to them. I take great pride in it,” stated Postecoglou, who has now received three trophies in two years as Celtic boss.
“It’s a day I’ll remember forever. We’ve been consistent for a very long time. We don’t let our standards slip in terms of our football.”
Victory could possibly be the primary of a home treble for Postecoglou’s males as they lead Rangers by 9 factors on the high of the Scottish Premiership and are into the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.
Furuhashi missed his first couple of probabilities of the sport as Allan McGregor rushed from his line to dam earlier than Celtic’s talisman headed an excellent alternative over.
However, he couldn’t miss a minute earlier than half-time as Daizen Maeda flicked on Greg Taylor’s cross and Furuhashi was unmarked to faucet in from point-blank vary.
A nice workforce transfer arrange his second as Reo Hatate burst into the Rangers field and squared for his compatriot to pressure the ball house 11 minutes into the second half.
“Sometimes the measure of a footballer at this club is whether you can deliver on the big occasions. He’s just an unbelievable young man in terms of his personality,” added Postecoglou on Furuhashi.
“He’s such a clever player and he wants the big moments. He delivered again.”
Beale was left pissed off that Rangers solely got here alive within the last half-hour.
“You can’t turn up 30 minutes into the game against your biggest rivals,” stated Beale. “We didn’t have enough today.
“I think that was clear to see. It took us too long to find our rhythm in our football and get up to the speed in the game.”
Morelos’ strike had an excessive amount of energy for Joe Hart when Celtic didn’t clear a free-kick.
Rangers then surged ahead seeking an equaliser to take the sport to further time.
But it was Celtic who had the higher probabilities to seal the trophy within the closing levels as McGregor denied Matt O’Riley and Sead Haksabanovic fired broad.
Originally printed as Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic beat Rangers 2-1 in League Cup last with Kyogo Furuhashi brace
Source: www.news.com.au
